Improvement in sleds for children



J. A. -GRANDALL- Sled.

Patented Jan. 23. 1866.

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JESSE A. ORANDELL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN SLEDS FOR CHILDREN.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEssE A. GRANDELL, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented, made, and applied to use, certain new anduseful Improvements in the Construction of Sleds for Children; and I dodeclare the following; to be a full, clear, and correct description ofthe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making partof this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,in which Figure 1 is a view of my improved sled Fig. 2, a view of thesame, showing the secondary bed employed by me converted into a chair.

In the drawings like parts of the invention are indicated by the sameletters of reference.

The nature of my invention consists (a) in combining with a sledconstructed in the usual manner the secondary bed, for the purposesherein after specified; (b) in so constructingthis secondary bed,combined with the sled, that the same may be readily converted in to achair, for the purposes hereinafter shown.

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, Iwillspeak of the construction and operation of the same.

A shows a sled for children constructed in the usual manner. B shows asecondary bed for the same, placed directly over the bed proper of thesled A, and supported upon a suitable frame-work composed, in thepresent instance, of the uprights or standards 0, to which are attachedthe top pieces D. The top pieces D have hinged or attached to their rearends the top pieces D to which are attached the curved pieces E,connected by the crossbrace F. The top pieces, I), connected as shown,form the rear portion of the frame for supporting the secondary bed B.The curved pieces E and cross-brace F form a handle, by which, when thebed is converted into a chair, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, thesled may be pushed along.

The secondary bed B may be formed of carpet or any suitable material,and the framework supporting the same may be connected together bycross-braces position.

G shows two hooks attached to the top pieces D which hooks hook into thestaples H when the secondary bed is converted into a chair. Thesecondary bed B being thus constructed, qhe uprights or standards 0 havetheir bottom ends inserted into openings at the forward end of the sledA, while the curved pieces E rest upon the rear ends of the runners ofthe sled, and thus support this portion of the secondary bed B.

It will be observed that the use of the secondary bed B, formed ofcarpet or any suitable material, enables the party using the sled tothrowhiinselt' upon a soft surface rather than upon the hard bed of thesled itself, and at the same time the limbs of the child are placed in amore easy and comfortable position than in the sled usually employed.Again, this secondary bed can be readily converted into a chair byturning the rear half of the same up and fastening the hooks into thestaples attached, as described, in which case the curved pieces andcross-head constitute the handle by which the sled may be pushed along.

The sled, as constructed, may be used by boys or girls or both, and willbe found particularly applicable to their wants.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with the sled A, the use or employment of thesecondary bed B, when the same shall be constructed and combinedsubstantially as set forth, and for the purpose specified.

2. Constructing the secondary bed B and frame-work to support the samein such a manner that the same may be readily converted into a chair,for the purpose specified.

JESSE A. GRANDELL.

In presence of A. SIDNEY DOANE, CHAS. E. Fnosr.

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